Joint British-French Air Strike Strikes Islamic State Munitions Store in the Syrian region

British Air Force Typhoon fighter aircraft have conducted a mission with French aircraft in a combined operation targeting an hidden munitions depot in Syria used by the Daesh militant organization, as stated by the British defence ministry.

The facility, pinpointed through reconnaissance, was thought to be containing munitions and bombs, the release indicated, and was positioned in mountains just above Palmyra in Syria's central region.

"Our fighter planes utilized precision-guided Paveway IV munitions to hit a several access tunnels down to the site... initial indications are that the objective was successfully hit," the MoD said.

There was no evidence of any harm to civilians in the attack conducted Saturday night and every plane involved returned safely, the ministry further stated.

The Typhoon FGR4s were supported by a Voyager tanker plane.

The Islamic State group - also known as Daesh - established militant control over parts of Iraq and Syria before its territorial defeat in 2019.

"This operation underscores British leadership, and determination to operate in unison with our allies, to eliminate any re-emergence of Daesh and their harmful and extremist ideologies in the Middle East," UK Defence Secretary the minister remarked.

UK warplanes have conducted overwatch operations over Syrian airspace to "prevent any attempted resurgence" of the group subsequent to its military defeat at the battle of Baghuz in 2019, the authorities noted.

"I extend gratitude to all the members of the UK armed forces involved in this mission for their expertise and their bravery," he added. "They were part of a great many British personnel deployed over Christmas and New Year. This operation, to eliminate militants who pose a risk to our safety, shows how British military are ready to step up, all year round, protecting the UK domestically and influential overseas."

Last December, the American forces conducted what it termed a "large-scale strike" on Islamic State objectives in Syria, subsequent to an ambush resulted in the deaths of two US servicemembers and a local interpreter in Palmyra.

The U.N. reports IS still maintains an estimated 5,000 to 7,000 militants in Syria and Iraq.